2017 ends with Foiling Awards & 2018 begins in Sydney

Foiling Week is pleased to announce the second edition of the Foiling Awards.

We believe the foiling community is pushing the industry limits in all fields, sailing building and design. The awards have been nominated by the foiling community and now the vote is open to all the foiling fans until November 23rd. Cast your vote for your preferred candidate at this address:

From November 5 – 16, the foiling community has proposed nominees to recognise the year best performance in the different categories:

Foiling Sailor Award presented by SLAM

For best foiling sport achievement of the year

Peter Burling – do we need to say why?

Paul Goodison – double Moth worlds winner

François Gabart – new solo 24hr record

Liv Mackay – Red Bull Foiling Generation winner

Jerome Clerc – GC32 Racing Tour winner

Foiling Project Award presented by Persico Marine

Projects still in design phase but not yet in production

Bucket List foiling proa

MW680F monohull foiler

Infinity 56 by Farr Yacht Design

VS40 Inshore Foiler Proposal by d3 Applied Technologies team

VOR Inshore Foiler Proposal by Schickler-Tagliapietra

Foiling innovation Award presented by BMW

For foiling design solutions specifically applied to flight control / design / construction of parts but excluding hull construction. It does include vessels not powered by wind

ACC automatic cant control foil system by AST

DNA G4 automated foil control system

Early Take-Off gear mechanism for Ifly15 by CEC

Foiling Production Boat Award

For foiling craft already in production and being sailed

SuperFoiler Grand Prix

Bénéteau Figaro 3

TF10 by DNA

Essentiel by Phantom International

H20 by Bruce Beca

Foiling Green Award

For foiling ideas, inventions, design, initiative that will have a beneficial impact on environment

SEAir, Foiling RIB

SeaBubble, Foiling River-Taxi

The Foiling Awards prize-giving ceremony will be on December 1st at Yacht Club Italiano in Genoa. The Foiling Awards are supported by Slam, BMW and Persico Marine.

BMW has chosen to present the Innovation category. The BMW Group has always encouraged innovation. This forward-looking philosophy has enabled and defined a number of important milestones in the company’s history.

SLAM present the Sailor Awards: “Predisposition to the future is part of Slam’s genetic heritage. It pushes us towards innovation and technologies that allow better performance, such as foiling. Always on the racing fields all over the world, featured in all the most important events, alongside the best athletes and the best boats, we are necessarily projected to experiment on new products to meet all the needs of the sailboat. Slam is proud to support Foiling Week as it is one of the important future of sailing.

Federico Repetto – Chief Inspiration Officer Slam”

Persico Marine and the Project Award are a natural combination: Persico Marine builds custom racing yachts for the world’s most renowned racing teams and private owners. Persico is highly regarded as a skilled, full-service supplier, always ready to share its technological know-how with its clients.

2018 Foiling Weeks calendar preview

The Foiling Awards close the 2017 season, the 2018 season starts early with Foiling Week Australia, from January 11 – 14 at the Woollahra Sailing Club, located in Rose Bay, Sydney. The program will be the classic morning forum with races in the afternoon.

After the Australia Foiling Week the show moves to Shake-A-Leg Miami in Biscayne Bay, Miami from 15 – 18 February.

This year, the Classic Garda Foiling Week will be from 28th June to 1st July at Fraglia Vela Malcesine as usual.